BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU’s mammoth post-pandemic recovery fund, which is intended to exclude projects that worsen climate change or harm the environment, could in some circumstances be used for investment in a fossil fuel - gas - the European Commission said on Friday.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the need for the Group of Seven countries to “go big” with fiscal stimulus to support economic recovery from the global pandemic.
The regatta for setting the loftiest targets for offshore wind energy development has set sail. Today, South Korea announced plans for 8.2 gigawatts of offshore wind. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently called for 40 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity to be built in UK waters by 2030.
Renewable power has for the first time made up the bulk of China’s Belt and Road Initiative energy investments as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated a shift away from fossil fuels, new analysis showed.
The Brazilian National Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL), approved on Tuesday (10) the final version of the bidding notice of transmission auction nº 01/2020, with the inclusion of adjustments recommended by the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU ). This is an important step for the project, whose…
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute came out with a really interesting study on how Coal Country can, and must, redefine itself in the energy future that is emerging.
Solar energy financing activities are rebounding globally since COVID-19 disruptions, as the total corporate funding came to $3.2 billion in the third quarter of 2020, from the $2.3 billion in the second quarter of the year, a growth of 43 per cent.
In some parts of the world, solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, thanks to policies encouraging renewable energy growth. That’s according to a new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The government will set up aninter-ministerial committee under NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to spearhead research and study on energy modelling in India. The committee will consist of top representatives from the petroleum and natural gas ministry, power ministry,ministry of new and renewable…